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Samsung CEO denies the existence of a “premium” Galaxy S5

Despite rumors to the contrary, Samsung Mobile bossman JK Shin promises the company has no plans to pull a fast one on those scurrying out to buy their new Galaxy...

Update to Starbucks app makes tipping baristas easier

Starbucks has unveiled a new iPhone app that will allow customers to tip from their smartphone, a move that flexes the coffee giant’s digital muscle and could help line baristas’...

Google plans to open a permanent retail store in the middle of Manhattan

It has been some time since there were whispers of Google opening up brick and mortar retail stores, and such rumors tend to make their way around the rumor mill during the...

Samsung to offer a $600 gift package with the Galaxy S5

Samsung is partnering with a number of services to provide free trials and subscriptions to owners of its latest Galaxy S5 flagship. While the usual 50GB of Dropbox storage is included, Samsung is...

NASA wants to find life on Europa, needs money from Congress first

Thinking there could be life on one of Jupiter's moons, NASA scientists are working on a plan to send robots to begin studying it. Jim Green, NASA's planetary science chief, said there's...

Sharp launches it near-4K Q+ line of televisions starting at $2,500

Even though CES 2014 is long gone, some of the stuff announced there is just now starting to become available for purchase. Case in point: Sharp's Quattron+ lineup, a series of 2014 AQUOS televisions featuring the...

Twitch announces broadcasting capability for iOS and Android apps

Game-focused streaming service Twitch today announced the Twitch Mobile Software Development Kit, a new program that will enable live broadcasting, capturing, and archiving of mobile games. Twitch already offers an SDK for...

Apple reportedly implementing full screen video iAds later this year

Apple plans to introduce full-screen video iAds for apps on the iPhone and the iPad later this year, reports AdAge. The new ads, described as "interstitials," will allow developers to opt...

Softbank CEO’s plans to merge Sprint and T-Mobile doesn’t seem likely

Masayoshi Son isn't used to taking no for an answer. But the Softbank chief's pleas for a merger of the third-and fourth-largest U.S. wireless carriers seem to be falling on deaf...

Roku takes on Google’s Chromecast with the Roku Streaming Stick

Google Chromecast, you're not the only stick in town. Roku announced the Roku Streaming Stick today, which manages to pack nearly all the functionality of a full-size Roku box into a...

T-Mobile’s BlackBerry promotion prompts a 1500% increase in trade-ins

As you may recall, T-Mobile’s recent marketing efforts asking BBerry owners to switch to an iPhonedidn’t particularly go down well with Blackberry fans, or the Canadian smartphone company’s CEO. Of course, John...

Google brings multiple user profiles to Chrome OS

Got multiple people using your Chromebook, the way I do? Each member of my family has a profile on mine so that everyone can have their own custom experience that...